by Sunada Takagi | Jun 17, 2009 | Personal change
As a pragmatic Buddhist, I felt a lot of skepticism when I first encountered the Law of Attraction (LOA). Many things I’ve seen really stretch my credulity. But the more I think about it, the more I see nuggets underneath the hype that make sense to me, if...
by Sunada Takagi | Mar 31, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
Does the Buddhist idea of “no self” strike you as bizarre or outrageous? I’ve been reflecting on this difficult concept and, in my monthly post in Wildmind’s blog, share my thoughts on it so far. It isn’t just an obscure philosophical point for mental...
by Sunada Takagi | Mar 17, 2009 | Personal change
So many of us shy away from being fully ourselves in the world. Maybe it’s fear, or feeling it’s inappropriate, but we often keep a lot of ourselves hidden in our private shells. Well, here’s a great counterexample of someone who just put himself out there, and what a...
by Sunada Takagi | Mar 3, 2009 | Personal change
As armchair observers, we all read about people who take on big challenges and succeed in a big way. We envy their courage and fearlessness. But at the same time many of us can’t imagine doing that ourselves. After all, it’s scary as hell to risk leaping into new and...
by Sunada Takagi | Jan 29, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
The vast majority of the people with whom we interact on a daily basis are people we don’t know. And we’ll probably never have a personal relationship with them. Like cashiers, customer service people, bus drivers, pedestrians on the street, etc. This short clip on...
by Sunada Takagi | Jan 22, 2009 | Personal change
Is it possible to be in a committed sexual relationship and follow the Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment? Does loving someone deeply by definition mean we’re attached to them? I don’t see these ideas as contradictory. Here in Wildmind’s blog, I explore what an...
